Republicans Jeannie Tsukamoto and Robert
Catalanello currently occupy the seats in contention, but Tsukamoto has decided to not seek a third term on the council, the newspaper reported. She has thrown her support behind Catalenello, who has served for one term, and his running mate Patrick Rowe, vice president of the Madison Board of Education, the newspaper reported.

Eric Range, Diane Driscoll and Carmen Pico have also filed to run in the GOP primary, while Maureen Byrne and Jeffrey Gertler will seek the Democratic Party's nomination, the newspaper reported.